Server Population

[onca]

I don't get on Disco much these days.. the last time was a few months ago, and there were well over 100 players as usual. But today I downloaded 4.87 and just logged in, and I could not believe my eyes.. There were 20 people on the server. I have not seen that few players since 4.79, when I discovered Discovery (lol).

I'm guessing the beta is the main reason people have been leaving Disco in droves, which is a bloody shame, because a lot of work has gone into 4.87. I hope that after a stable is released people will start coming back.

One problem is not so such Gallia as many people are saying, we've had Gallia for like 3 years now. It's a case that with so many systems, even 225 players will get diluted.. and even more so now. Another problem is what I call the "tragedy of choice".. now with so many more systems, factions, ships, IDs, rephacks, and commodities, I honestly think it scares a lot of people away. It certainly makes things like trading and exploring that much harder, especially when you start rearranging Vanilla systems around (hint hint!)

Anyhow I'm going to have a serious think about the Disco advertising thread.. I'd hate to see all this hard work from very talented people go to waste because of a dwindling player base. With the combination of Swag Pack and Disco, FL can be retooled into a whole new game.